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> One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner. Mother Potato and
> her three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest daughter spoke
> up.
> "Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make."
>
>        "And what might that be?" said Mother, seeing the obvious
> excitement in her eldest daughter's eyes.
>
>        "Well," replied the daughter, with a proud but sheepish grin, "I'm
> getting married!" The other daughters squealed with surprise.
>
>        Mother Potato exclaimed, "Married! That's wonderful! And who are
> you marrying, Eldest daughter?" "I'm marrying a Russet!"
>
>        "A Russet!" replied Mother Potato with pride. "Oh, a Russet is a
> fine tater, a fine tater indeed!"
>
>        As the family shared in the eldest daughter's joy, the middle
> daughter spoke up. "Mother, I too, have an announcement."  "And what might
> that be?" asked Mother Potato.  Not knowing quite how to begin, the middle
> daughter paused, then said with conviction, "I, too, am getting married!"
>
>        "You, too!" Mother Potato said with joy. "That's wonderful!  Twice
> the good news in one evening! And who are you marrying, Middle Daughter?"
> "I'm marrying an Idaho," beamed the middle daughter.
>
>        "An Idaho!" said Mother Potato with joy. "Oh, an Idaho is a fine
> tater, a fine tater indeed!"
>
>        Once again, the room came alive with laughter and excited plans for
> the future, when the youngest Potato daughter interrupted. "Mother? Mother
> Potato? Umm, I, too, have an announcement to make."   "Yes?" said Mother
> Potato with great anticipation.
>
>        "Well," began the youngest Potato daughter with the same sheepish
> grin as her eldest sister before her, "I hope this doesn't come as a shock
> to you, but I am getting married, as well!"
>
>        "Really?" said Mother Potato with sincere excitement. "All of my
> lovely daughters married! What wonderful news! And who, pray tell, are you
> marrying, Youngest Daughter?"
>
>        "I'm marrying Dan Rather!"
>
>        "Dan Rather?!" Mother Potato scowled suddenly. "But he's just a
> common tater!"
>
>
>       Other Tators:
>
>        Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just
> content to watch while others do the work. They are called ...  "Speck
> Tators."
>
>        Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding
> fault with the way others do the work. They are called ... "Comment
> Tators."
>
>        Some people are always looking to cause problems by asking others
> to agree with them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour or too sweet. They
> are called ... "Agie Tators."
>
        Those that impose their will on others are called... "Dick Tators".
>
>        There are those who say they will help, but somehow just never get
> around to actually doing the promised help. They are called ... "Hezzie
> Tators."
>
>        Some people can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are
> not. They are called ... "Emma Tators."
>
>        Then some of these people that are commonly known as tators have
> children. They are called ... "Tator Tots."
>
I'm sure the list will come up with others.